Macron weighs his options for wooing Trump at G7: Dinner at Versailles, or maybe golf – POLITICO

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is considering one of the grandest displays of French statecraft in his diplomatic arsenal: a private dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Palace of Versailles.

The Elysée Palace is preparing a dinner for two in the opulent residence of the Sun King Louis XIV to coincide with the summit of the Group of Seven leading economies later this month, according to two French officials familiar with the preparations.

The big idea would be to play on Trump’s penchant for gaudy gilded interiors to help guarantee the U.S. president remains engaged on the core issues preoccupying Europe, such as Russia’s war in Ukraine and the economic impact of the conflict in Iran.